Body Double
Created by Eleanor Bishop & Julia Croft w/ Karin McCracken
We inherit our sex lives: from movies and books, from past lovers, from porn
We inherit our sex lives: from movies and books, from past lovers, from porn. And we learn: sex is mostly heterosexual. Women are desired. Men do the desiring and sex is over when he comes.
Shattering these ideas, Body Double blends memoir, erotic fiction, scientific research and the language of Hollywood to expose the invisible rules that shape our relationships. Dating and dancing and orgasms and desire are exploded and re-examined with playful precision.
Body Double combines live performance and projection, offering a fearless new gaze on contemporary romance.
“A grand wild ride”
“Both a wry laugh and a howl of rage”
Production of the Year - Wellington Theatre Awards
2017
Most Promising Newcomer: Karin McCracken - Wellington Theatre Awards
2017
Lighting Designer of the Year: Marcus McShane - Wellington Theatre Awards
2017
Awards
Credits
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BATS Theatre, 9 - 25 November 2017, STAB Commission
Q Theatre Loft, 20 - 29 March 2018, Auckland Arts Festival & SIlo Theatre
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Julia Croft & Karin McCracken
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Created by Eleanor Bishop & Julia Croft with Karin McCracken
Director - Eleanor Bishop
Media Design - Kevin Ramser
Scenography - Lucy Pope
Sound Design - Te Aihe Butler
Lighting Design - Marcus McShane
Associate Media Designer - Owen McCarthy (Auckland Season)
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Produced by Lydia Zanetti & Helen Sheehan of Zanetti Productions (Wellington Season)
Co-produced by Silo Theatre & Auckland Arts Festival (Auckland Season)
Production Management - Vicki Cooksley of Entertainment Production Services
Media & Scenography Assistant - Kasey Collins (Wellington Season)
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Body Double was the 2017 STAB Commission from BATS Theatre & Creative NZ
Production Photography - Tabitha Arthur & Andrew Malmo